The Russellville Democrat., 1887-01-05

MT and Mrs. c. Will Shinn left for their home in Little Rock thls morning.
 The Arkansas river, or what little ! there is left of it, Was well nigh frozen over last Monday morning.
 -Messrs. Yes Harvill and Jo Cor bishly and their families, left for Ellis county, Texas, yesterday.
 Porter Ford, son of our townsman 5. NJ. Ford, left this morning accom- panied by Miss Belle Riggs, to spend a few days with friends and relatives in Yell county.
 Two saloon keepers of Dardanelle went under last week by the natural misf0rtunes of business in that town, and the balance went under by the Jorce of the three mile law, and so they are all under.
 -Russellville will hereafter be in possession of the signal service reports. The flags will be displayed over R. J. Wilson's brick store. The operator takes the dispatches, and the postmas- ter manipulates the flags.
 -Slleritf Young and Deputy Hogins, the tax collectors, are on deck for the annual exchange of the States revenue from the peoples pockets to the State s coifers. They will remain here until Saturday night.
 Prof. W. c. Smith and his corps of institute at Dover couple of Il lns of haf weather the institute adjourned day done.
 --rhe fire bells rang out Wednesday morning last. In three minutes the streets were lined with hustling hu manity. The cause of the alarm was found to be the burning of sill be- meath the fire place at the residence of Mir. T. J. Russell. Luckily 1t was dis covered in time to prevent anything more serious than large sized scare.
 Master Burt Clayton, our new dew il, has been in the oflics just six weeks, and sets Il column of solid brevier in eight hours, He is an uncommonl9 clever lad, and will ono day make his mark in the Cart preservative." ."- Nashville News. Burt Is Rusellville boy, and we hope for him bright fu- ture in the craft.
 --Deputy-sheriif Jim Oates went to Logan Go. last week after Charley Do- yer, and came back with his boots only. Jim says that hereafter when he puts a chain around mans ankles he will make him cut off his boot legs. While at supper Dover slipped off his boots chain and all, and before the deputy sheriff could bat his eye had bid him good evening.
 -Unfortunately for Capt. F. ]. Rol- low, he was seized with sudden and painful sickness at Maj. Gardens after the supper at the masonic hall on Mnn- day night of last week. It was so sud- den and serious as to nccessitate the calling of Dr. Yancey and the consul tation of Dr. Hill. Relief was admin- istered and the Capt. was enabled to return home in day or two afterwards.
 --1he Misses Rollow, Brown, Grace, and Mrs. Pearson, Judge Bnllock, Capt. Rollow, T. NJ. Neal and W. A. Baird and wife, of Dover, Dr. Westerfield and brother of Atkins, Dan Fryar, T. P. Mccain, Mat Halle, W. Y. Blackford and wife of Scottsville. E. W. Black and K. E. Brown of Galla Creek and A. $. Garrison of Piney, were visitors to the masonic supper and installation of officers at this place on the 27th ult.
 On her way to Clarksvile to take charge as editress, of the Arkansas Ob- server, a new paper to be established at Ciarksvil;e, Mrs. Fannie k. Suddarth stopped in our town few days visiting among her friends here. The Observer is to be conducted in the interest of temperance and religion, as well as the current topics of the day in politics. etc. As writer Mrs. Suddarth is al- ready known as yielding a ready pen, and her force will doubtless be felt in this new field. We welcome her into the ranks of the fraternity with many wishes for her own success and that of the journal over which she presides
 --One of the most enjoyable occasions during the holidays in this city was the dining given by Mir. and Mrs. W. M Bottoms on New Years day. At ono o'clock the repast being announced il was not long before the heavily laden table was occupied by as merry party as ever met together to do justice to [ feast that the yeriest gourmand woul, have pronounced lift for the gods.
 There were present, Mr. T. c. Yorl and family, Mrs. Spencer and family
 Mrs. May Moseley and family, Mir. U q. Owens and family. MT. F.. H. How
 ell and family and TIE DEMOCRAT ant
 family, all of whom unite in wishing
 Mr. and Mrs. Bottoms many returns o
 New Years day surrounded by friends
 health and prosperity.
 1 OLp pill boxes are spread over thu
 land by the thousands after having
 been emptied by suffering humanity
 What mass of sickening, disgusting
 medicine the poor stomach has 10 con
 tend with. Too much strong medicine
 Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly an,
 surely taking the place of all this clas Of drugs, aud In curing all the i'll ] arising from tlisordered condition o fhe itvpr kIinaT1 aud bowels